Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Phoradendron macrophyllum (Engelmann) Cockerell
(Cockerell's Mistletoe)

Family: Santalaceae, formerly Viscaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Phoradendron cockerelli Trelease
Phoradendron flavescens (Pursch) Nuttall var. macrophyllum Engelmann
Phoradendron serotinum (Rafinesque) M.C. Johnson subsp. macrophyllum (Engelmann) Kuijt

Phoradendron macrophyllum is found on cottonwoods and ashes. It otherwise appears quite similar to Phorandendron coryae except that the leaves are longer and wider. It can be found in town and is easiest to see after the trees lose their leaves in the fall. Phoradendron macrophyllum fruits very late in the fall, with ripe berries appearing in mid-December.
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Phoradendron macrophyllum, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, Nov. 19, 2008



Phoradendron macrophyllum, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, Nov. 19, 2008



Phoradendron macrophyllum, in fruit, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., in cottonwoods off west side of Bill Evans Road, Dec. 11, 2008



Phoradendron macrophyllum, 1x macro of fruit, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., in cottonwoods off west side of Bill Evans Road, Dec. 11, 2008



Phoradendron macrophyllum, 1x macro of fruit, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., in cottonwoods off west side of Bill Evans Road, Dec. 11, 2008


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